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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-29

The shows are starting out over
the country. is a pleasure to see
that each one is absolutely the big
gest on earth. There's nothing
like enterprise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-29

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-29
The War Series.
Nnrcis End Sforles.

"The IIundredth Man. novel By
Frank X. stockton, author Of The Lady,
or tho Tiger ~ etc.. begins 10 November.
Two noyelettes Dy George v. Gable, stories
10y Mary hallock foofe. "Uncle Remns,"
Julian Hawthorne, Edward Eggleston,
and other prominent American authors
will ba urt-lfed duriu0 the wear
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
BEECHER's SUCCESSOR.

A great many surmises have been made
as to who will be Henry Ward Beecher's
successor at Plymouth church. 1t is now
thought that his successor will be Rev.
Joseph Parker, who is next to Spurgeon,
probably the greatest preacher in Lon
don. DR.. Parker will conduct the Bee
cher memorial services, and the members
of the church will have an opportunity to
hear him, and Judge him, for themselves.
An American minister, travelling in En-
gland, who listened to DR.. Parker in his
London pulpit, said Of him: I went to
hear Dr. Parker, and he is one of the
strangest and withal one Of the great
est preachers I ever heard. l was struck
with his peculiar manner Of opening his
sermon. To chain the attention Of his
audience, he would fold his hands in
front of him, and stand before his audi
ence, swaying his body to and fro for full
five minutes without uttering syllable.
This evidence Of egotism did not give me
a very favorable impression. But this
feeling soon melted away
under the influence of the matchless or
atory of the sermon.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
CROP REPORTS.
Wheat Greatly lmpFoved-large
Acreage Of Oats and Corn.

The Kansas Farmer Of this week pre-
sents very complete report Of the con-
dition Of crops throughout the state, and
it makes an excellent showing. Dry
weather had delayed early vegetation, and
interfered somewhat with the germina-
ton of seeds, but about the middle Of
April copious rains fell in every county,
so that now wheat is growing vigorously,
the young oats covers the ground well,
meadows are green, and cattle are living
on new prairie grass. The acreage Of
wheat is small, but the prospect for wheat
growing is very good. The presence Of
chinch bugs in some localities is discour-
aging, but they are not at all general.
The acreage Of oats is greatly increased
over former years. and the corn area will
be immense. Stock is in good health,
and went to pasture in fair condition.
Fruit prospects, even for peaches, is un-
usually encouraging. The report covers
nearly every county. and 1t comes direct
from the farmers themselves. The state
is in very good condition. and all the peo-
pie are in cheerful mood. immigration
continues very large and railroads are
building or projected in most Of the coun.
ties.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

To the close observer, a great guam
tity Of what may properly be called
nonsense, has been filing the columns
Of trade journals, on the possible effect
Of the Interstate Commerce Act upon
distribution. Predictions of the direst
disaster have been made, with absolutely
no foundation. Fears have been ex-
pressed that output would be curtailed,
commercial expansion retarded, and
profits diminished, by the increased
charges Of freight. To us, the situation
does not appear grave, by any means
Though, it is true, that distribution
will be temporarily checked, the demand
for staples will soon obviate this, and
production, necessarily, will be equal
to the demand. The possible effect
upon the paper trade may superinduce a
conservative spirit among dealers, but
competition and demand will continue
as strong as ever, and prices may be
forced up correspondingly. Thus far,
the increased aggregate in shipping
rates have checked the market slightly,
but no other change is preceptible, or
anticipated. There is always level,
and some compensation to every thing.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERLY
LOVE,

There are times in the affairs of every
man, when intruders are peculiarly un-
welcome. Especially is this true at
house cleaning time wash days, the time
set apart for afternoon maps, and various
other domestic arrangements, not calcu-
lated to put the participants in a suitable
frame of mind to receive visitors. Not
long since a Kansas editor called on q
Missouri brother of the same calling, and
found that gentleman very busily en-
gagged in averaging up the births and
deaths for the purpose of finding out
whether the town had gained any inhab-
itants in the last decade 1t was found
through close calculation that the town
had made an increase of one inhabitant,
in the eleven years just preceding
When the Kansas brother returned
home he, in thoughtless moment, I'M
generously made note of this item, and
mailed copy to his Missouri friend.
When the latter came across the item he
sat immovable in his seat. smothering up
his ire long after the office boy had fin
ished his days toll, and the evening
shades had begun to cloak his form in
darkness. He then desperately penned
these lines, and in order that there might
be no possible mistake he set up the copy
himself and placed it in a conspicuous
place in the sheet:
r. NJ. Jackson, who has been making
strenuous effort to exist by running Athree
column newspaper on the desert plains IL
western Kansas, was in town last Week.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

The TINES continues its rant on the
railroad question. AS the spring months
grow on apace, and the bright summer
sunshine continues more and more radiant
ly, our faith in railroad projects for Dodgs
seem brighter and brighter.
1t is now a well established fact that
the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic Rail
road will be built to every important
town on the line of the Santa Fe Railroad.
The Wichita & Western is pushing its
line westward, with Dodge City as the
objective point. The Chicago, Nebraska,
Kansas s. Southwestern Railroad, are
hurrying up their movements in order to
take up the $4,000 bond proposition
voted to their aid about year ago. The
Dodge City & Trinidad R. R. Co. have a
corps of surveyors on the line, while the
Santa Fe road are moving in the same
territory. The Rock Island road is con.
templating a project to Dodge City, and
all these moves are growing daily into
stern realities.
Our map gives an imperfect outline OF
the proposed roads, but the reader can
easily determine the routes contemplated
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
THE SANTA FE ROAD.
rApent FLYNN in Denver Naval

(Agent Flynn, In Denver News.l
The thirteen branches which the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe is building in
Kansas, are well under way, and a rail-
road man who has just returned from that
state says, that within year they will
all be completed. The statement that the
company is purchasing steel rails in Eng
land is believed, as the mills in this coun-
try are greatly pressed with orders, which
they cannot fill. Five rolling mills in
Pittsburg are said to have orders for over
year, and that the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe was compelled to go to England
to have their orders filled Immediately.
The companys plan cannot wait year,
and failing to secure what they want in
this country they were compelled to go
to England to get it. A railway official
who has been watching the course Of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe said yester-
day that within two years the road would
have complete transcontinental system.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
REGULAR COUNCIL PRO.
CEEDINGS.

The city council met Tuesday May 10th, 1887
at 1880 P. NJ, persuant to adjournment.
Present: r. ". Tarbox. Mayor Fred Gardner,
President of the Council L. K. Mcintyre, j. A
Armsnt L. n. York, A. Curtius and j. W. Mahan
Councilmcn.
Fred Singer rendered his resignation as City
mayor and council.
clared vacant.
The Honorable Mayor, made the following ap-
appointments which were duly conhred by vote of
the council and the clerk Instructed to issue COM
missions of Office to the same:
City Marshal. Andrew Falknsr.
Assistant City Marshal.-F. A. Heinake.
Policemen.-H. II. Carter, Cal. Parks and c.
Plunkett.
Street Commissioner.-D. B. Whitesides.
City Clerk.-G. F. Jones.
City Attorney.-E. D. Swan.
Chief of the Fire Departmental. n. Beeson.
Asst. Chief Of the Fire Department
Shields.
City Seavengsr.-John Madden.
The mayor appointed the following standing
committees:
On Streets. Alleys. Sidewalks and Public
Grounds: L. n. York, j. W. Mahan andJ. A. Ar
msnt.
On Claims and Finances: L. K. Mcintyre, A.
Curtius and Fred Gardner.
On Fire Department and Water Works: ]. A.
Arment, L. n. York, and A. Curtius.
On Sewers, Gas and Electric Light: Fred Gard
ner, L. X. Mcintyre, and j. W. Mahan.
On Police, Markets and Ordinances: Fred Card
ner, L. N. York and L. K. Mcintyre.
Boarc Of Health: R. W Tarbox, L. X Mcintyre,
A. Curtis and DR.. c. A Milton, City Physician.
On motion the Mayor and Council are instruct
ed to visit President Strong, Of the Achison, Toa
peka & Santa Fe railroad company, at Topeka for
the purpose Of securing public grounds for the
Of the city.
On motion > petition asking the Mayor and
Council to levy direct tax to pay for the sprink-
ling Of certain streets was accepted and referred
to the City Attorney.
On motion. . petition to grade Railroad avenue,
Elm and Vine streets, and Avenues A. and B,
also to build sidewalks on Military Avenue, was
accepted and referred to a committee on streets
and alleys.
By vote Of Mayor and Council the city printing
was awarded to the Dodge City TINES.
On motion the Council adjourned.
G. F. JONES, City Clerk.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
S ANITA FE'S A NJ AL
REPORT.

A Boston special to the Times says
The annual report of the A. T. & S. f.
railroad will be an unusually interesting
document The Santa Fe has laid out foI
itself extensive new fields of railroad con-
struction towards the west and northwest.
Leaving Ness in the central part of Kan
sas, ain extension is being built across the
prairies of western Kansas and eastern
Colorado. for from 800 to 400 miles to
Colorado Springs. From Kiowa, one of
the termini of of the Southern Kansas,
on the Indian Territory frontier of Kan
sas line, it is proposed to cross the Indian
Territory and northwestern Texas and
over the Llano EstacadO and the south
western part of New Mexico at almost an
air line, on to Ell Paso. The prospective
line, which is at least six hundred miles
long will effect saving of more than
that distance in passing from Missouri
river points to the Mexican frontier, and
the building of it would bring Ell Paso at
least six hundred miles nearer the Mis-
souri, river and effect the advantages of
distance claimed by the Atchison, for
midable rival of the Mexican National
The construction of the short branch will
then give Arizona new and Independent
line from southern Kansas to the cOnnec-
ton of the Atlantic and Pacific, and an
other, and by all odds the shortest trans
continental route.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
MAY WEATHER.
Prof. Blake says of May weather:

Prof. Blake says of May weather:
There will be some light frosts in May
but they will not do much damage ex
cept in the extreme northern states, ant
even there the damage cannot be great
as the season will not be sufficiently IA
advanced at the time the frosts come
The rainfall in May, east of the Rocky
Mountains, will be well distributed, mos
sections having enough for farming pur
poses and but few places having to<
much. Some of those few places will
have large amount of rain, but there
will be more places that will not have
quite enough, though there will be no ex'
tensive drouths. The general distribu'
ton of rain for the month will be very
near normal, and the words normal OF
ordinary always include spots OF ex-
cess and deficiency, but no great extreme
over large tracts of country.
Aside from q few frosts the temper
AZURE will be warm and pleasant for two
thirds of the month. While some places
will have severe storms and cyclones,
yet they win not be sufficient in number
and magnitude to prevent the month be-
ing considered nice one on the general
average.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
CAMPAIGN CURIOSITY.

We had a coincidence this week.
Senator Harrison arrived in this city on
Tuesday morning, as an attorney in the
Spencer bank case. The same day E. S.
Tichenor, sexton of Hill Dale Cemetery,
while at work in his garden, found Gu
rious looking coin, described as follows
On one side were the words, major Gen.
w. II. Harrison, born Feb. 9, 1773." On
the reverse side was the picture of log
cabin and barrel of hard cider. The
cabin is surmounted by an American flag
and surrounded by forest trees. At the
top are the words, THE peoples choice, "
and below, The hero Of Tippecanoe. :"
The curious coin is of brass, and is excel
lently well preserved. 1t was purchased
by C. F. Sims, Esq, for one dollar, and
presented to Senator Harrison, grand
son of the aforesaid w. II. The presen-
tation took place at the Mason House.
Mr.. Sims made neat little speech in Civ
ing the coin into the keeping of Senator
Harrison, and the latter made an appro-
pirate reply. This is the second of the
kind the Senator has been presented
with. The first one was found in Ken
lucky by q colored man, and by him CIV
en- to Senator Harrison through Cassius
NJ. Clay. Coins of this kind were quite
common during the campaign of 1910,
when Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison was a
for President of the United
States, and was ct that time elected to
that oAace.-Morgan County Qnd-) Ga
zette, Hay7.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
HURRY UP!!
THE END OF THE WORLD !!
The Startling Event Prophesied to
Occur Between 802 and
1900.

The Dodge City boom must be done
for in short space of time. The end Of
the world is prophesied
Rev. Mr.. Baxter, of England, has taken
for his subject, ''The great crisis is at
hand" He took up the question Of the
.'seven trumpets'' Of Revelations. These,
he said, would be sounded thrice toward
each of the four parts of the world, and
would be the signal to prepare for the
the millennium. All calculations pointed
to a period between 1892 and 1900 as the
beginning of the of the millennium. The
anti Christ was to come out of the house
of Napoleon, and to be of fierce counter
ance and man of sin, full Of wiles. He
is presumed to be Prince Jerome Napol-
con or Plon-Plon. Number 666 on the
forehead or the right hand, would desig-
nate Napoleon's followers. All others
were to perish on the guillOtine. He
would make seven years covenant
with the Jews, but would break it after
three and a half years. The Jews would
be greatly prosecuted. About this time
Christ would appear and the IA, 900
watchful Christians would be taken from
earth in an instant In the last three
years before 1900, over 200, 600, 900 demons
would rule the earth for thirteen months,
and kill one-third of the people Of the
world. Demon locust with scorpion stings
would do deadly work for five months.
Elijah and another would come to help
Christ with power to kill, with fire out of
their mouths. From 1892 to 1900 the
world would gradually become converted
until the sounding of the seven trumpets,
when the world would be destroyed by
great earthquakes, fire and other destruc-
tive agencies Then the reign of Christ
would begin and continue 1000 years.
Attention was drawn to the great earth
quakes in Europe as one Of the omens of
the coming trouble.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

His blood-shot vision was greeted with
scenes of ravishing beauty. He was per-
mitted to gaze on growing crops, and
trees and grass and water, vision which
he had hitherto been permitted to view
only through the false and unsatisfactory
medium of the mirage.
What disparing feeling must needs
prevade the soul of this unfortunate be-
ing, az he turns his back on this beauti-
full paradise and sets forward towards his
meager possessions in land where skel.
etons of deserted villages present scene
az dismal as the wrecks Of caravans on
the African desert.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
1T YET NEEDS A GRAMMAR.

Buildings for nine different colleges are
now going up in Wichita, Kansas, apropos
of (which the Eagle Of that town emitted
the following scream the other day:
'sNow what has Topeka and Lawrence
got to say, with their measly little State
University and Female Academy? Wich-
ita has got the business and has got the
enterprise, and she is going to have the
education-or bust f1ue. Let them two
antiquated villages on the Kaw river bot
toms hold their peace. Wichita, with her
nine colleges, her sorghum sugar factory,
and her seventy.six wide open drug stores
is the metropolis of Kansas, and there is
no getting around it."-Educational
News Philadelphial
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

One of our exchanges very truly says
that everylocal paper gives from 500
to $500 in free lines for the benefit OF
the vicinity in which it is located. No
other agency can or will do this. The
local paper, in proportion to means,
does more for town than any ten men,
in all fairness, man to man. Its con-
ducto:s ought to be supported, because
a locsl paper is the best investment a
community can make. Itmay not be
brilliant, or full of great thoughts, but
financially, is more of benefit to a
community than preacher or teacher.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

A special from Newark, Ohio, says
that the Baltimore and Ohio paymas-
ter who visited that place compelled
every employe Of the road to sign a
pledge to abstain from the use Of in
|toxicating liquor before he could draw
his pay. This movement is said to have
been started because of the ugly rumors
about drunken train men in connection
with the Republic disaster OH the 4th
inst.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

Asentleman speaking Of Wichita the
other day asks few questions with re-
gard to that city, which we append:
Az stood on the broad streets of this
busting city few days ago, l felt be.
wildered while thinking over and looking
at the marked changes that couple of
decades had wrought 1 asked what
magician had evoked these stately struct-
ures from the wilderness? What wizard s
wand had waved these lately unbroken
plains and given shape and proportions
TO these pretty mansions. and touched
these beautiful homes with rainbow hues.
What hand held the pallet and brush that
tinted them Is delicately as the lights and
shadows that simmer in the summer
breeze?
We would suggest As an answer to the
last: Smith & Jones, house and sign
painters, satisfaction guaranteed
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

The only piece of ground possessed
by the United States oe America, else
where than America itself, is the little
spot Of land on which the American
legation is builtis the town of Tangier.
This was given to the American nation
by the Sultan of Morocco, the legation
in all other countries stand on ground
rented, but not owned by the American
government.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

The rapidity with which the value of
farm lands in Southwest Kansas are in
creasing shows how good an investment
in such property is. The country is yet
in its infancy, but is very healthy bant-
ling. 1t seems as though nearly all those
In the east who are anxious to move come
to this locality. II property in the south
west is 90 valuable now, what will it be-
come in the course of ten years. when
fully developed as farming country
1t VIII be better paying investment than
anything else into which man can put
MS money. Farmers who are working
the worn out land in the east should make
. note Of this
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

Kansas has, by the census last year,
90, 600 more males than females. Since
there are almost as many girls of school
age as of boys in the state, it follows that
the disproportion is chiefly among the
grown people. Further analysis of the
returns show that there are between the
ages Of 20 and "a years 1000 more men
than women. and between the ages of 20
and Is weary II, 900 more men. Between
the ages of 20 and 40 there are about so,
600 men in excess.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

Gen. Fonda has been absent for num-
Der Of days surveying additions to Dodge
City. Dodge is having wonderful
boom, one that is solid and permanent in
it's character. None of your ephemeral
booms that fade away, suits the solid
business men Of Dodge. Her growth
this coming season will show the world
that she is the "Old reliable of South
western Kansas.-Fonda Democrat
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

Prohibition is not without its friends
in Texas. Among the newspapers sup
porting the amendment are the Blossom
Prairie. Bee, the Cisco Roundup, the
Overton Sharpshooter, the Rosa Cy-
clone, the Seymore Scimetar and the
Jefferson Jimplecute. With snch a
Formidable array Of bristllng journals
spouting true Texas slang it looks as
the amendment ought to hump itself
along.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
FOTHERINGHAM DISCHAR-
GED.

In the Fotheringham express robbery
case, in St. Louis May 4th. during the
testimony of Conductor Spengle, it was
shown that the robbery was not commit
ted in the city, whereupon the defense
moved that the case be thrown out of
court. Judge Normile expressed his
opinion that the robbery did not occur in
that city, therefore his court had no ju-
risdiction and dismissed the case.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

The expression, Don't care DAM"
certainly sounds very profane, but in it's
origin as given by Col. Yule, in his very
curious Anglo-Indian glossary, there is
nothing profane in it. The word dam, :"
as used in the expression, is of Hindo
origin, and is an abreviation of the word
damvi, which is the expression, for the
infinitessi. NAL in coin. The expression
Don't care DAM" is equivalent to
don't care farthing The Dodge City
ties can now, without being at all pro-
fame. declare that they don't care a dam
for the land office, even if they are not
truthful in the statements City
Sentinel.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12

There are some men who talk loudly of
booming the town, spending their money
at home and patrolizing home industries,
yet, at the same time, you will find them
sending their printing to some other town
where shey can get it done at a few cents
cheaper.-Ft Scott Tribune.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-05-12
IRREGULARITIES FOR FINE
DRESS SHOES, WALhING SHOES
AND SLIPPERS. AT THE ECON
CMY SHOE STORE

The people of the United States are
not crowded. An exchange figures it
out that the entire 10000, 600 Of people
of this country could be settled in the
state of Texas, and then not be as much
crowded as they are in many countries
in Europe.